Anjozorobe weather in May

In May, Anjozorobe sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 18 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Anjozorobe's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Anjozorobe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
9th warmest
Overnight low
14°
6th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:11 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
56%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Anjozorobe is town in Analamanga, Madagascar.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Anjozorobe reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Anjozorobe weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°31623.5134.4
Feb26° / 18°27721.612.64.4
Mar26° / 17°17118.112.15.4
Apr25° / 16°419.211.67.0
May23° / 14°18411.17.7
Jun20° / 11°8210.97.5
Jul19° / 10°81.7117.3
Aug20° / 11°61.511.47.7
Sep23° / 12°71.911.98.3
Oct25° / 14°324.912.47.9
Nov27° / 16°9311.212.96.4
Dec27° / 17°22718.213.15.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25644
35545
45545
55347
65347
75248
85149
95149
104951
114951
124951
134951
144951
154951
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225248
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245347
255446
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275446
285545
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305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Anjozorobe gets around 18 mm of rain over 4 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 12% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1963271
2965251
3967231
41068211
51168201
61268191
71368181
81468171
91568161
101767151
111867141
122066131
132166121
142365111
152564101
162663101
17286291
18306280
19316270
20336160
21346060
22356050
23365950
24375940
25385840
26405640
27415630
28435430
29445330
30475030
31494920

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:055:26
211.36:065:25
311.36:065:25
411.36:065:24
511.36:075:24
611.36:075:23
711.36:075:23
811.26:085:22
911.26:085:22
1011.26:085:21
1111.26:095:21
1211.26:095:20
1311.26:105:20
1411.26:105:20
1511.16:105:19
1611.16:115:19
1711.16:115:19
1811.16:115:18
1911.16:125:18
2011.16:125:18
2111.16:135:17
2211.16:135:17
2311.16:135:17
2411.06:145:17
2511.06:145:16
2611.06:145:16
2711.06:155:16
2811.06:155:16
2911.06:165:16
3011.06:165:16
3111.06:165:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 3.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.0Bright
134.0Bright
144.0Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Anjozorobe

In seasonPeak

None of Anjozorobe's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Anjozorobe's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Anjozorobe?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Anjozorobe for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Anjozorobe in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Anjozorobe sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Anjozorobe in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Anjozorobe peaks around February 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 11UV 16Jun 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Anjozorobe in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Anjozorobe is worst in October — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.3× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateOct 2240 µg/m³Jan 217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr11Good
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct41Poor
Nov36Poor
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Anjozorobe?

Anjozorobe sits at 18.4°S, 47.9°E, 1,235 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Sadabe, 31 km away.

Topography around Anjozorobe

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Anjozorobe.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Anjozorobe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 1,269 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 564 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,190 m.

The land around Anjozorobe is covered by grassland (57%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
154 m
16 km
564 m
80 km
1,190 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Sadabe 31 km · Ankazondandy 34 km · Ambohitrolomahitsy 39 km · Manjakandriana 58 km · Ivato 60 km · Alarobia 65 km · Ambohidratrimo 65 km · Antananarivo 67 km

Madagascar travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$599
2025
Happiness
4.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
22%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
29.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 457
Religion
Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar/Malagasy Lutheran Church/Anglican Church 34%Roman Catholic 32%none 22%other Christian 8%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Anjozorobe (-18.4°, 47.8667°, elevation 1,235 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).